Automated Testing
South London > Kingston Upon Thames
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames requiring Test Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Test Automation | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Kingston Upon Thames | 15.63% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 21.74% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -14.78% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.65 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57.29 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £62.47 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.70 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £66.18 | - | - |
| South London median hourly rate | £62.47 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Kingston Upon Thames
Test Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Kingston Upon Thames.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 23 | 12 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames | 71.88% | 52.17% | 84.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 7 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £163 | £160 | £120 |
| 25th Percentile | £266 | £181 | £217 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £368 | £200 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.75% | -52.94% | -11.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £353 | £484 |
| 90th Percentile | £525 | £581 | £623 |
| South London median daily rate | £510 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.20% | +7.60% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.98 | - | £17.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.17 | £68.80 | £35.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £58.94 | £73.60 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.93% | +33.82% | +24.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £78.40 | £60.05 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £70.50 |
| South London median hourly rate | £58.94 | £19.50 | £49.88 |
| % change year-on-year | +202.23% | -60.91% | +13.08% |
Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Test Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames.
Test Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Kingston Upon Thames
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Kingston Upon Thames citing Test Automation.
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Contract Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 2 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Malden | - | 5 | £500 | - | 3 |
| Test Automation South London |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: